Andy Budd: "The UK has some of the top fashion schools in the world, producing graduates of outstanding calibre. We’ve got graphic design schools staffed by some of the top names in the industry, and product design schools creating our next generation of innovators. So why don’t we seem able to do the same for the world of interaction design?"

Naz Hamid: "While we’re focusing on design for higher education, we’ll also look at what we’ve learned by designing for higher education and how it affects design for other types of websites and organizations." I'll be keeping an eye out for commentary coming from this SXSW panel.

Our curly headed friend Malcom Gladwell makes a lot of sense. Aspiring journalists shouldn't apply to Journalism schools. Instead they should enroll on courses that will give them a solid grounding in what it is they want to write about (ie: Economics). This will provide them with the knowledge needed to write enthralling articles.